BC/EFA Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction 2014- Page 4

[Pammylicious]

Posted: 9/11/14 at 12:29pm

Do you think shows that will be closing soon like Motown and Cinderella have things on the cheap, to start clearing out excess inventory.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/11/14 at 12:36pm

hana, I've never encountered that. Everytime I see someone walking around and have asked for a photo, they've done so gladly without asking for anything.

[gleek4114]

Posted: 9/11/14 at 5:01pm

^ I think it depends on the person. I heard Bebe will ask for a $10 donation if you see her there. Of course she is not slated to be there but that was just an example. As to what they would do with the money, they could just hand it to any of the booths. All the money goes to the same place: BC/EFA.

[grumpyoptimist]

Posted: 9/12/14 at 2:21am

Gleek, I seem to recall Ann will sometimes hang out to heckle John Bolton (and help drive the price up) as he's acting as auctioneer on the silent items

[gleek4114]

Posted: 9/12/14 at 7:21am

I'll be sure to check back there a lot throughout the day!

[ramblingwreck97]

Posted: 9/12/14 at 1:15pm

I personally think this year's autograph table choices are awful! No disrespect to any of the actors selected, but there is not one group that i'd be willing to pay 30$ to meet. A lot of these actors you can commonly meet for free, and the other ones are kinda random to be honest. I love Boyd Gaines and David Hyde Pierce, but outside of that, its very meh.

[hanabana]

Posted: 9/12/14 at 1:27pm

Jordan and Gleek, thanks for your responses. I've never encountered this either, last year I bumped into some performers from Newsies and they gladly posed for a picture. But then I remembered I read something once about contributing money to get a picture on flea market day, and then started wondering about this. That makes sense, that they would take the money and just get it to the closest booth. Good to know, thanks!

[geudupe]

Posted: 9/12/14 at 1:44pm

Anyone know if the Dramatists Guild ever makes it known ahead of time which playwrights might be dropping by their table to sign scripts?

[Wickedmonkey332]

Posted: 9/12/14 at 6:13pm

They have changed the lineup quite a bit already! A few dropped out and some exciting new celebs announced participation including James Snyder, Jonathan Freedman, and Patrick Wilson.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 9/12/14 at 6:33pm

Josh Radnor is in the 2pm slot as well. I'm gonna guess that the photo booth will probably get slammed for him. At least if that happens the volunteers working try hard to get what you want signed if you were doing the autograph line. At least that was my experience with Bernadette Peters 2 years ago.

[Wickedmonkey332]

Posted: 9/13/14 at 9:21am

Among the shows scheduled to have tables this year are Aladdin, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, The Book of Mormon, Cabaret, Cinderella, If/Then, The Lion King, Kinky Boots, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!, Matilda The Musical, Motown: The Musical, Newsies, Once, Pageant: The Musical, The Phantom of the Opera, Rock of Ages and Wicked.

[Wickedmonkey332]

Posted: 9/13/14 at 9:44am

Also, as of now the weather is forecasted to be beautiful. But that could change esp. as there are expected showers the next morning.

[Littleshopofcarrie]

Posted: 9/13/14 at 10:44am

Really hoping Jessie Mueller joins the autograph table/photo booth.

[Wickedmonkey332]

Posted: 9/13/14 at 11:20am

Littleshop, if not, Beautiful has a table. It isn't totally unlikely that she would be around there before her show.

[gleek4114]

Posted: 9/13/14 at 11:46am

People come before their shows all the time...

[Littleshopofcarrie]

Posted: 9/13/14 at 12:23pm

Hope so. One year I saw Sutton Foster hanging around the Anything Goes table and she was incredibly sweet.

[Wickedmonkey332]

Posted: 9/13/14 at 12:34pm

Yeah- there are at least some ensemble members around each table pretty much the whole day.

[Littleshopofcarrie]

Posted: 9/13/14 at 12:40pm

Nancy Opel helped sell things at the Memphis table a few years back^

[Wickedmonkey332]

Posted: 9/15/14 at 8:37am

Question: Does anyone know what time the setup for the flea market begins? I really want to scope things out from the very start! Slightly excited.

[TalkinLoud]

Posted: 9/15/14 at 8:48am

Tables are instructed not to set up before 8:30am.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 9/15/14 at 11:21am

I just remembered something I just happened to overhear last year. The group that organized their playbills by year will not be doing that again this year. I think it had to do with storage space or something. I was at that booth where I heard one of the workers talking to someone else. So don't be surprised or get angry if it isn't as well organized as it has been in the past. Remember, these people are volunteering their time and donating merchandise. They easily could decide not to do it in the future and don't have to sell that stuff in the first place.

[TalkinLoud]

Posted: 9/15/14 at 11:50am

Pammylicious, that seems very unlikely. They both have several months to clear out their inventory for a profit at the theatre, not to mention there are tours going out.

[Wickedmonkey332]

Posted: 9/15/14 at 5:24pm

FYI- Bebe Neuwirth has just been added to the 11:00 hour!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/15/14 at 5:31pm

I really hope they add some "bigger" names soon. The list is so BORING right now.

[Wickedmonkey332]

Posted: 9/15/14 at 7:02pm

I agree Jordan, none of the legends of years past.